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Table 4 Men’s frequency of health care services utilisation during the previous 12 months*

From: Socio-economic inequalities in health care utilisation in Norway: a population based cross-sectional survey

 

General practitioner

Somatic specialist services

Psychiatric specialist services

 

OR (95% CI) n=4005

OR for trend (95% CI) n=4005

OR (95% CI) n=1902

OR for trend (95% CI) n=1902

OR (95% CI) n=136**

OR for trend (95% CI) n=139**

Marital status

      

Married/cohabitant (1)

0.95 (0.78-1.16)

0.95 (0.78-1.15)

0.79 (0.60-1.05)

0.82 (0.62-1.09)

0.07 (0.02-0.33)

0.08 (0.02-0.31)

Single (0)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Household income

      

Low (1)

1.74 (1.24-2.46)

0.86 (0.78-0.95)

0.80 (0.48-1.34)

0.99 (0.86-1.14)

0.37 (0.05-3.08)

2.02 (1.12-3.63)

Low middle (2)

1.33 (1.06-1.67)

 

1.05 (0.76-1.46)

 

0.18 (0.04-0.81)

 

High middle (3)

1.20 (1.01-1.43)

 

1.16 (0.91-1.48)

 

0.45 (0.15-1.34)

 

High (4)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Education

      

Low (1)

1.28 (1.05-1.55)

0.87 (0.79-0.96)

1.08 (0.82-1.44)

0.96 (0.83-1.10)

2.62 (0.75-9.18)

0.60 (0.33-1.08)

Middle (2)

1.32 (1.13-1.55)

 

1.11 (0.88-1.40)

 

1.35 (0.45-4.04)

 

High (3)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Self-rated occupational status

      

Low (1)

1.01 (0.75-1.36)

1.00 (0.88-1.12)

0.59 (0.39-0.91)

1.18 (1.00-1.40)

0.16 (0.03-1.00)

2.01 (0.96-4.18)

Middle (2)

0.97 (0.84-1.13)

 

0.90 (0.73-1.11)

 

0.39 (0.14-1.10)

 

High (3)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Self -rated health

      

Bad (1)

8.01 (5.46-11.77)

0.48 (0.44-0.53)

3.68 (2.24-6.05)

0.63 (0.56-0.72)

4.82 (0.65-35.90)

0.69 (0.41-1.14)

Fair (2)

4.03 (3.13-5.19)

 

2.00 (1.42-2.82)

 

6.62 (0.97-44.92)

 

Good (3)

1.84 (1.45-2.34)

 

1.15 (0.84-1.59)

 

4.38 (0.65-29.44)

 

Excellent (4)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
  1. OR, odds ratio; CI; confidence interval.
  2. * Age adjusted multivariate logistic regressions including all left column variables.
  3. ** Age group 80–87 years omitted from dummy analyses due to small numbers.